It seems like this TV may be a rebranded Samsung (the base sort of hints at this?) and that the brand Hisense may be popular in Austrailia and China. It seems like a fine TV, especially at this price where you can pay an additional $65 for a Wal-Mart 2 year warranty to get around the limited 90 warranty for being a refurb.

It seems like this TV may be a rebranded Samsung (the base sort of hints at this?) and that the brand Hisense may be popular in Austrailia and China. It seems like a fine TV, especially at this price where you can pay an additional $65 for a Wal-Mart 2 year warranty to get around the limited 90 warranty for being a refurb.

Really?? Surprising. Believe it or not, I'm actually pretty loyal to Haier. I've bought their products for years now and never ran into a single issue. Six-year old 42" LCD from Costco for $550 is still running pretty strong, but wouldn't mind upgrading. Just wasn't sure if Hisense was an actual upgrade or not.